Elise Mertens vs Leylah Fernandez — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
BEL18#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
#31WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.6-1 6-3
Fernandez L.
Mertens E.
662
Fernandez L.
130
Elise Mertens defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 4 games past Leylah Fernandez.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-17 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2023-09-18 | Guadalajara | R32 | hard | Leylah Fernandez | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
69
80
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
77
Break points won·Slight edge
97
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
86
Tiebreaks·Even
71
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
91
87
Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Fernandez L.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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